What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? September 30 (discuss.online)

submitted 1 week ago by dresden@discuss.online to c/books@lemmy.world

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Sorry missed last week's post, just busy with life.

The silver lining is, I don't have to stay "still reading" for yet another week, as I finally finished Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch. Book 3 of Rivers of London series.

Yet another case involving magic in London and the Police solving it.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I am listening to Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters with my daughter. We're loving this. Will definitely get the next one. We listen on the ride to/from school, and then at bedtime.

Listening to Spec Ops by R.C Bray on my own and it's alright but every single chapter is starting to feel identical/formulaic already and I'm only book 2. "Unexpected problem. Super intelligent AI solves 99% of the problem. The main character is somehow smarter than God-level AI and solves the last 1%. Robot screeches Filthy Monkeys." Rinse. Repeat.

May go back to Sandman Slim and Perdition Score is up next.

[-] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

Ooh I’ve been reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief to my son in the evenings.

He loves the illustrated edition. I’m hoping he still likes the books when we shift to text only haha.

[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago

I did not know there were illustrated editions. I am gonna have to look that up now! Thanks. 😁

We started straight into the Audiobook. I never heard it before. It's good. We tried the Redwall series and Eragon but I think my daughter is still too young, too many characters.